And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat

And if that billy goat won’t pull, Mama’s gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover

And if that dog named Rover won’t bark Mama’s gonna buy you a horse and cart

And if that horse and cart fall down, You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town.”

How many of you remember this song? I remember Joan Baez singing it on one of her albums, which the name escapes me now. I believe it may have been 1968 or at least sometime before 1970. I remember singing it to my child when he was fussy. And when I get incredibly stressed, I go back to that time when I was holding him in my arms, singing and the joy I felt of having such a precious little bundle.

So it was with divine precedence that I received an embroidered linen with this very song title. It took me back; long ago to that time. Stressed over dealing with a husband who had PTSD, young, married and a mom. Struggling to make ends meet; I too was caught up in wanting someone to sing me a lullaby.

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Aunt Mayme (pronounced "May-me") is the name for a maternal aunt who let me play in her attic on special occasions. The only thing I looked at was an old trunk with all kinds of embroidered linens inside. Not knowing who created these lovelies, (I suspected it was either her or my grandmother who died before I was born) I made the decision not to let beautiful vintage linens remain in a trunk, only to be eventually tossed in a landfill. So, Aunt Mayme's Attic was born to incorporate vintage linens in modern and functional items.